PUTRAJAYA, Nov 28 — The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is coordinating the delivery of additional aid supplies to several states urgently as the flood situation deteriorates.
It announced that it has received additional applications from the State Disaster Management Committees (JPBN) of Perak, Selangor, Kedah, and the Social Welfare Department (JKM) of Perlis, involving 3,000 units of meal kits (KM) and 6,700 units of retort meals (MRE) to meet the needs of workers and disaster victims in these states.
Approximately 128,186 units of Collapsible Cubicle Tents (C-Tents) have been supplied nationwide from various sources, including 41,479 units from Nadma, 40,166 units from Yayasan Sultan Johor, 5,194 units from Petronas, 39,485 units from JKM, and 1,862 units (others).
"Nadma is ready to make additional deliveries of C-Tents if there is a need in the field," Nadma said in a statement today.
It added that coordination is being carried out by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) headquarters to ensure that the state's preparedness is at an optimal level.
"To strengthen infrastructure recovery capabilities during disasters, Nadma has placed seven sets of modular steel bridges (Bailey Bridges) at strategic locations, three sets each in Sabah and Sarawak and one set in Kelantan," Nadma said.
The Bailey Bridge is a temporary bridge that can replace damaged or destroyed permanent bridges following natural disasters, including major floods, landslides, or other events that often occur in Malaysia, especially during the northeast monsoon.
Initial steps have been taken to ensure that disaster logistics requirements are at an optimal level before the northeast monsoon season begins, including the supply of food aid, C-Tents, and Bailey Bridge assets.
60,000 meal kits were also provided for disaster victims after they left the temporary relief centres (PPS), and 110,000 MRE units for field operations personnel and for use on the first day the PPS opened were sent to depots nationwide.
It said that it is also collaborating with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) to provide food supplies during the disaster in phases.
